A report by Professor Alexis Jay found 1,400 children were sexually abused while in care at the council over a 16-year period.

In a number of the cases we read, children and young people had pregnancies, miscarriages and terminations. Some had children removed under care orders and suffered further trauma when contact with their child was terminated and alternative family placements found. This affected not just the victims themselves, but other siblings who had developed attachments to the baby.

– Professor Alexis Jay's report

Labour's Sarah Champion said it "spoke volumes" about how the authorities did not see these children as victims.

"In my eyes, this is one of the most upsetting parts of the report," she said.